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Trutanich suspends campaign following mother's death

LosAngeles City Atty. Carmen Trutanich has suspended reelection campaign activities indefinitely following the
death of his mother Saturday.

The Trutanich campaign said Esther Trutanich died Saturday afternoon in a San Pedro hospital following a bout with pneumonia. She was 91, according to public records.

Trutanich said in a statement that he felt "truly blessed to have been raised by such a wonderful woman" and canceled campaign events scheduled for the weekend. He faces three challengers in Tuesday’s
municipal primary.

A USC Sol Price School of Public Policy/L.A. Times poll published
Saturday showed Trutanich to be in a tight race with former lawmaker Mike Feuer
and private attorney Greg Smith. Another
private attorney, Noel Weiss, also is on the ballot but has not had the money
to mount a substantial campaign.

The contest is expected to go to a May runoff between the first- and second-place finishers, as none of
the candidates appears likely to win a majority on Tuesday.